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3.5/4
Jerry Maguire (1996) Barry Johnson The heart rules, primarily because Cruise and Zellweger collide so appealingly. Maybe it's enough to suggest that the romantic comedy can still work, at least in the right hands.
Posted Apr 10, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
James and the Giant Peach (1996) Tim Appelo "Peach" is a compendium of innovative animation techniques.
Posted Apr 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Victor/Victoria (1982) Ted Mahar On the whole it is good fun, if not quite sqeaky clean.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Money From Home (1953) Oregonian Staff If you happen to like Martin and Lewis, and Damon Runyon, Money from Home, which opened Thursday at the Paramount, is just your dish. A smorgasbord, in fact.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Grease 2 (1982) Ted Mahar Grease is certianly not the word in Grease 2.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
On Moonlight Bay (1951) Phyllis Lauritz Penrod, as dreamy and demonic as ever, is with us again.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
The Mouthpiece (1932) Oregonian Staff Every one of the supporting cast clicks. None of them are sour. And for that matter there isn't a sour note in the whole picture.
Posted Apr 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Pal Joey (1957) Phyllis Lauritz It can be recommended to those who love San Francisco...and it will appeal to Sinatra fans, for this one is Frankie all the way-but no competent reviewer could neglect to point out that the entire plot is about as raw as the traffic allows.
Posted Mar 31, 2026  Edit critic review
The Bad News Bears (1976) Ted Mahar The child actors are uniformly good.
Posted Mar 26, 2026  Edit critic review
The Howling (1981) Ted Mahar "The Howling" is possibly the best werewolf movie ever made.
Posted Mar 18, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
RoboCop 2 (1990) Ted Mahar RoboCop 2 has its clever moments. But it can't avoid being just a sequel.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Waiting for Guffman (1996) Jeff Baker With its impeccable comedy pedigree, outstanding cast, and clever premise, Guest's movie is as good as any of them.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Anastasia (1956) Herbert L. Larson "Anastasia"...is an impressive CinemaScope production in color with some of the finest talent from stage and screen in pivotal roles.
Posted Mar 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Ted Mahar "Day" refuses to be classified. Comedy, drama, adventure, suspense -- it's all of them.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Bob Walters Color photography and Henry Mancini's musical score are beautifully done, and Miss Hepburn is a sparkling cinematic jewel. it is only a shame that Paramount would not let her be Holly Golightly.
Posted Mar 04, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
RoboCop (1987) Ted Mahar Down to small, often caricaturistic roles, "Robocop" is well-cast and well-acted.
Posted Mar 04, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Paul Duchene Thompson has grasped the essence of Austen's story and brought it to life without compromising its essential integrity.
Posted Feb 26, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Postman (1994) Tim Appelo Troisi's farewell performance is a marvel of precise understatement. And you don't need to know how close he is to death to sense a terrible poignance in his gaze.
Posted Feb 22, 2026  Edit critic review
THX 1138 (1971) Ted Mahar The movie itself is technologically fascinating.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Pretty in Pink (1986) Ted Mahar It was written for Ringwald and she shines.
Posted Feb 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Shawn Levy Some of the traditional Muppet jokes are long in the tooth. But it's a perfectly fun time at the movies and a splendid chance to introduce reluctant young ones to a literary classic.
Posted Feb 12, 2026  Edit critic review
A-
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Shawn Levy It's a truly unique instance of brilliant stunt work and superior period filmmaking wedded to a story with the emotional grace and depth of a romantic epic.
Posted Feb 11, 2026  Edit critic review
Blonde Venus (1932) Fred M. White The story is a touching one and is convincingly presented.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Vanishing Point (1971) Ted Mahar Only a halfwit could suspend disbelief past the credits.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Days of Heaven (1978) Ted Mahar Malick has created a humbling spectacle. It is a spectacle without explosions, chariot races, air battles or the other disasters with which we are customarily entertained. Instead, like a painter, he makes a fascinating human drama on a huge canvas.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Camille (1936) Herbert L. Larson Miss Garbo gives a long-remembered intensity to one of the most dramatic roles in her career.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Arabesque (1966) Ted Mahar In short, "Arabesque" is just what it was meant to be: a sinister farce made with style, wit, sophistication - and nerve.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Ace in the Hole (1951) Herbert L. Larson Wilder has brought anguish, selfishness and hectic activity to the screen with fine dramatic power.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
House (1985) Ted Mahar Like one of John Landis' films with badly mismatched toned, "House" suddenly switches from suspense-horror into tongue-in-cheek comedy, then reverts to a scare piece again before the end.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
North (1994) Kristi Turnquist Wood is a capable young actor, but Reiner lets him get away with a toxic amount of wide-eyed mugging and smarting off.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Misery (1990) Ted Mahar Bates is a wonderfully mercurial Annie, lumpy and plain but seething with inarticulate emotion. Her vocal performance is excellent in what almost amounts to two roles.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The American President (1995) Tim Appelo Bening escape husband Warren Beatty's career death grip by delivering some of the whipcrack sass of Katharine Hepburn in her heyday. And Douglas, a modest talent and world-class magnet, sketches a nifty left-leaning ideological portrait.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Herbert L. Larson Mechanically the film holds thrills which youngsters will relish and grownups enjoy.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Ted Mahar It's a good adventure with appealing characters and a brisk story. It's brisk, perhaps a bit too long, but it's still a good romp.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Penny Termaat "Magnificent Seven" at Orpheum is like Mickey Spillane gone West. It's still a western with a gimmick, but it has good music, good photography and some funny lines.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Ted Mahar The photography is neither clever nor beautiful, but it is effective, especially in action scenes.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Stand by Me (1986) Ted Mahar It's an engaging story made so largely by its talented young cast.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Herbert L. Larson Reaches the heights of excitement and suspense.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Out of the Past (1947) Herbert L. Larson Mitchum gives a crips performance... The star is rugged and entertaining. He's a great romancer, too.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
Alice in Wonderland (1951) Herbert L. Larson Space will not allow for detailing all of the weird and gay enchantment in the film, but thousands of youngsters and adults are going to get a heap of fun out of the picture.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Few Good Men (1992) Ted Mahar Sparked by clever writing and sharp acting, director Rob Reiner's film has the emotional impact of a bayonet thrust, even as Aaron Sorkin's script (from his Broadway play) reveals that simplicity and certainty grow increasingly distant.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
The Sure Thing (1985) Ted Mahar Director Reiner does an excellent job at getting the pair to be lively and engaging while remaining credible as 18-year-olds.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Princess Bride (1987) Ted Mahar A deft spoof of the whole notion of fairy tales that manages to parody the genre while being also a pretty fair story.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Ted Mahar Director Ron Reiner gets a nicer side of Crystal than anyone else has so far, including Crystal.
Posted Jan 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Herbert L. Larson To say that the picture commands attention from start to finish is to put it mildly. It grips viewer interest like a steel trap and holds it to the close.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Ted Mahar The best said in its praise is that for a quickly made ripoff, it's not a bad dumb movie.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Hook (1991) Ted Mahar Yes, Hook is worth seeing. But Spielberg has done much better in the past.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Christine (1983) Ted Mahar "Christine" is an odd fantasy more diverting than one might expect.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Ted Mahar Even fans may feel that the action lags as the film goes on.
Posted Dec 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
True Lies (1994) Kristi Turnquist True Lies is a loud, splashy action-comedy that lets Arnold be Arnold -- and shows why Cameron is one of the most interesting Hollywood filmmakers working today.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
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